Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-13
DO WE Sleep
Few Pertinent Suggestions to Our Sa,
ramentO Citizens,

rAmentO CltlZens.
EDS. RECORD UNION: / would like to
ask our leading citizens if they regard it as
good policy to allow strangers and home
seekers to come to this city, wander aim
lessly about the streets, and depart again
for more hospitable communities, without
being able to learn anything concerning
the resources of this section or the ad-
vantages offered TO seekers after homes.
And yet this is what occurs every day.
Only this very day / was stopped on the
street by stranger from the East who de-
sired bit of information. In converse
ton with him learned that he was Just
from New York State, and had come out
here to look about and report to his family
and friends back there the result of his OBJ
servations. He said he had been in Sacra-
mento a couple of days and had been ad-
yised, by a person at the hotel where he
stopped, to visit Santa Clara valley, where
land could be had cheaper than about Sac
ramento. | soon disabused his mind on
this point, and got him apparently inter
ested in Sacramento and the country round
about here-so much so that he promised
to inquire further as to the advantages of
this and the neighboring feothill locality.
There is no doubt that strangers daily
come and 60 from Sacramento without
having an opportunity to learn anything of
the advantages of this section, most of
whom might be induced to remain here if
received and treated as they are in other
places.
We have here Board of Trade. Cannot
this body secure suitable room in some
convenient locality and invite the country
people to send in specimens of their fruit,
grain, nuts and other crops? Then, by
posting notices at the depot, where strangers
are arriving every day, the latter could be
induced to visit these headquarters, Just as
they do those of the State Board in San
Francisco. The cost of maintaining such
place would not be great, and there is lit
tie doubt but that the real estate agents and
others directly interested would contribute
literally. Our leading citizens could drop
in there during the day and spend an hour
or so in imparting information to these
newcomers, and in very short time it
would become popular resort. There
has been great deal of talk
about establishing a permanent ex-
hibit near the depot, But while discuss
ing that desirable proposition we are losing
scores of settlers every day. 1t wouldn't
take a week, in the meantime, to find a
convenient room and fill ii with exhibits of
oranges, apples, nuts, dried fruits, persim-
mons, ETC., etc, grown right in our midst
Why waste the entire season in talk, when
a little energy would accomplish so much
Now is the time to act. The people are
coming here. They hunger for infoma-
ton. They want some one to take them by
the hand and welcome them, and let them
know their presence is desirable.
Another thing: If there is some one
here making the acquaintance of new
Corners and endeayOring to steer them off
to Santa Clara and the southern section
isn't it about time our citizens awake to
their own interests? How do we know
that other localities have not their secret
agents right here in our midst? 1t looks
very much that way.
trust there may be something in these
suggestions to not only set our people to
thinking, but to start them out of their
lethargy. W.